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Identification |
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| Current: |
subspecies Phyteumas purpurascens purpurascens (Karsch, 1896) |
| Historical: |
Phymateus purpurascens; syntype of subspecies Phyteumas purpurascens purpurascens (Karsch, 1896); cited by Karsch. 1896. Neue Orthopteren aus dem tropischen Afrika. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 57:242-359
Phyteumas purpurascens; paralectotype of subspecies Phyteumas purpurascens purpurascens (Karsch, 1896); cited by Kevan, D.K.M. [Ed.]. 1977. Superfamily Acridoidea, fam. Pyrgomorphidae. In Beier [Ed.]. Orthopterorum Catalogus. 16:1-656 |
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| Specimen |
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Basis of record: not specified
Counts: males 1
Depository: MfN
Data source: not recorded
Other: no data |
| Locality |
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East Tropical Africa, Tanzania: Mount Kilimanjaro; S 3.050000, E 37.350000; 3000 to 4000 meters; Modern (is included in map) |
| Collecting event |
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(No date recorded); Volkens & Paesler |
| Images
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 male, lateral view (paralectotype)
 male, dorsal view (paralectotype)
 male, labels (paralectotype) |
| Sounds
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None |
| Ecological relationships
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None |
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